Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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ROTC Pushes for Berth at Fort Hays State In the U.S , everyone except a handful of Indians was surprised at the peace negotiations being held In South Dakota The Ameri- can Indians were uprising, and in their desolate reservation in a settlement called Wounded Knee, they were holding their own with ' Illegal ammunition ' 1 against the government The U S had them surrounded and no one was getting through — no doc- tors, no food, no white-eyes and especially no redskins But the Indian situation didn ' t hit home as hard as the food sit- uation did Rocketing food prices drove out the tantalizing dreams of two-inch steaks and replaced them with macaroni and cheese. Beef and pork prices rose by dimes and quarters almost over- night A little town in New York state mailed the White House 100 peanut butter and jelly sand- wiches to emphasize their meat boycott How did all the national tur- moil affect Fort Hays State? ROTC picked this year to push for a berth on campus A sudden spurt of concern from a minority of students burst forth 3

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Contents Pathways Housing 16 Greeks 36 Organizations 66 On and Off-Campus Performers 104 Music and Drama 118 Sports 142 Passengers Administration and Faculty 202 Leadership and Honorary Organizations 208 Seniors 248 Classes 272 Index 320 America Pulls Out of Vietnam Re-elected President Richard M Nixon announced on Satur- day, January 27 at 6:00 p.m. (CST) f that for America, the Vietnam war was over The treaty was signed. Everyone (except the latest Canadian residents) was coming home. The POW ' s were released, with a few stalls on both sides that frightened expectant fami- lies. They came home to a coun- try that had changed quite a bit from the country they had remembered or dreamed about in their bamboo prisons. The men returned to a nation where, in four years, God willing and the People agreeing, Rich- ard Nixon will be the only ex- President living, for in the space of two months, Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson had died. 2

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Johnson Dies Before Ceasefire A straw poll was held to meas- ure student feelings. Unfortu- nately, not enough students felt a neccessity to be measured. The spurt of action ended with black paint on sidewalks proclaiming stop ROTC by any means. In honor of former presidents Truman and Johnson, the flags were lowered and the days of their burials were declared holi- days. During the month of mourning for Johnson, while the flags on campus were at half mast, the Vietnam war was ended. As for the end of the war, Fort Hays State as a whole did nothing to celebrate the end of the longest battle in America ' s history. No speeches were given, no days off were granted to honor the war dead or the returning soldiers, no black proc- lamations stained the sidewalks. No special attention was paid by FHS to the end of the Vietnam war. Fort Hays State was tackling its own problems in 1973. A lack r vi 4